Transport minister seeks speedy introduction of speed cameras

Transport minister Marios Demetriades said on Monday that speed cameras should be installed as soon as possible.

Speaking after a meeting with the Road Safety Council (RSC) he said that after he has consulted with the finance ministry, a meeting will take place to find a practical way to install the system, which will significantly contribute to the fight against road accidents.

At the meeting, which was also attended by Justice Minister Ionas Nicolaou, the issues of the renewal of driving licenses for people over 70 years and the monitoring of driver training schools were also discussed.

The minister said a bill was being prepared on the supervision of driving schools as existing legislation dated back to the 1960s.

The subject of driver’s theory tests was also brought up as a decision has been made for their assignment to the private sector, with the minister expressing confidence that tenders would be launched over the next three months.

Nicolaou said a study prepared on schools training road safety violators had been tabled at the meeting. The school, which would be staffed by people from the private sector, would function under the supervision of the police. He noted that similar programmes implemented in other countries had yielded positive results.

Also discussed was the creation of a database of all traffic accidents that occur in the country. This data would allow the competent bodies to assess the causes of accidents and contribute to further measures to improve road safety.

I guess the transport ministers bank account is low and he needs a few brown envelops to top it up. We don’t need cameras, we need policemen that actually enforce the traffic laws. I do agree that the driving school scam needs to be modified. It is indeed a complete joke! Just a question if anyone knows…..How would the cameras work on motorcycles seeing they don’t have a front number plate?

David Grimmett

Some motorcycles don’t have any number plates, and they probably don’t have insurance, MOT, or road fund licence either. The ironic thing is that those particular motorcycles are usually being ridden in the same areas at day and night, but of course the police are totally “unaware” of them, even though they usually wake everybody up in the neighbourhood, due to having faulty exhaust mechanisms.

GSP

Without effective and impartial fines, the whole exercise is futile.
Just more politician’s hot air.

Leprof

speedy??? it’s been more than 10 years – even in Uganda they are faster that these idiots

Mist

If he works as fast as the promise to finish the TOK road works 25 years time.

Barry White

Really time to stop this nonsense and the pseudo posturing of politicians. You know that there is no interest in traffic cameras or paying fines.

The one in Nicosia racked up € hundteds of thousands in fines in a month ot two.
No one paid and demanded their removal.

I do have a system that will allow traffic cameras to be implemented and fines collected. Several millions- a snip I know – and it is the government’s to implement.

Incorporates with the cameras license plate recognition.

All the friends and families plate numbers are loaded into the system and as they are caught speeding and jumping red lights the camera image is automatically deleted for that offense.

Maintains the rusfeti factor in society as needed for entry into the Do not capture database island wide. Cultural sensitivity at its best.

We have the technology.

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Good now get on with it along with cameras at all major junctions and traffic lights. All useless unless the punishment fits the crime!

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